TOWSON, Md. – The Tigers
received a win in the 100-yard breaststroke from freshman John Gartland, but the George Mason Patriots came away with a
205-93 victory over Towson in a Colonial Athletic Association meet at Burdick
Pool Saturday afternoon.
Towson
(2-5, 1-3 CAA) celebrated Senior Day prior to the meet, honoring the team's
four seniors, a group which includes Cory Ornstein, Jim Buck, Wesley Foltz and Zac Jelinek.
“For
anyone who can actually swim in Division-I for four years, it's a tremendous
accomplishment,” Towson Coach Pat Mead
said. “Today is a celebration of their efforts and successes.”
Gartland
won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.43 and placed second in the
200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:15.64.
Classmate
Andy Disco placed second in a pair
of events for Towson. The freshman finished second in the 100 and 200-yard
backstroke events.
In
both of those events, the Tigers had three of the top five finishers. Joe Mills finished in fourth and Erik Ripley fifth in the 100-yard
backstroke, while Mills tied Disco for second place in the 200-yard backstroke
and Ripley finished fifth.
Matt Lowe recorded a
lifetime best swim in the 500-yard freestyle for the Tigers, finishing with a
time of 4:44.93, which was good for second place in the event.
Diver
Alex Cohen posted top-three finishes
in both the one and three-meter events for Towson.